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Living in France
All the practicalities of daily life in France, from new laws to help with taxes and bureaucracy
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DRIVING
6 tips for passing the French driving test as painlessly as possible
The lucky foreigners in France can swap their driving licence for a French one - but the unlucky ones have to take a French driving test.
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